Drought

Gachagua calls on Kenyans to contribute percentage of their salaries to drought response

Reading Time: 2 minutes Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on Kenyans to contribute a percentage of their salaries to a drought response kitty. […]

Helping millions weather the drought

Reading Time: 4 minutes Distribution of relief food in various counties has intensified amid reports that 12 children had died at a nutrition centre […]

Crisis as worst drought in 40 years kills wildlife

Reading Time: 3 minutes Wildlife, Kenya’s heritage is being decimated by the worst drought in 40 years.  In most of the over 40 National […]

Drought hits meat quality in Kajiado

Reading Time: 2 minutes A section of public health officers and veterinary doctors have raised concerns over the safety of meat during this drought […]

‘Drought tsunami’ puts 350 million at starvation risk

Reading Time: 5 minutes Food is now the most important economic, political and security issue globally, with many leaders at the recent United Nations […]

Livestock prices drop as drought intensifies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Livestock prices have adversely dropped in many markets in the North Rift as drought takes its toll in the region. […]

Drought situation in Kenya to persist, experts caution

Reading Time: 2 minutes The drought situation ravaging parts of Kenya is bound to worsen, dimming expectations of recovery for the region that has […]

Agency issues drought alert in 7 counties

Reading Time: < 1 minute National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has raised concern over the worsening drought situation in the country, with seven counties at […]

Sh500m to cushion livestock farmers in drought-prone areas

Reading Time: 3 minutes The government has embarked on livestock off-take programme in more than 20 counties, to cushion against the effects of drought, […]

3.1m Kenyans face starvation as drought worsens in seven counties

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over 3.1 million Kenyans are facing starvation as a result of the biting drought. Speaking yesterday, Public Service, Youth and […]